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Inspiring People

Autonomous drone helps save life of cardiac arrest patient in world’s first

On the scene of a heart attack minutes before the arrival of first responders, a drone in Sweden winched down an…

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Good Stuff

Emma Schols, mother of 6, singlehandedly saved all of her children from a fire

"If I birthed 6 kids, I'm gonna get 6 kids out" — says Swedish SuperMom, named Lifeguard of the Year 2020.

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Inspiring People

New store in Sweden prices products based on their carbon footprint

Swedish food brand Felix recently opened “The Climate Store,” a grocery shop where items are priced based on their environmental impact.

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Inspiring People

IKEA to open first ever second-hand store this year

The Swedish retail giant plans to sell refurbished furniture in the brick-and-mortar store, conveniently located in the ReTuna shopping mall in…

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Good Stuff

Sweden’s Princess Sofia volunteers at a Stockholm hospital

Princess Sofia of Sweden has started healthcare assistant shifts at a Swedish hospital after completing an intensive three-day training programme.

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Inspiring People

Sweden‘s McDonald’s are creating a buzz by converting billboards into bee hotels

McDonald's in Sweden is helping the country's struggling bee population with bee "hotels" embedded on the back of roadside advertising hoardings.

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Sustainable Planet

Plogging: the clean, green fitness trend from Sweden is literally “picking up” momentum

A Plogging pandemic! Combining litter-picking with jogging, Plogging is the latest Scandinavian lifestyle trend that’s rapidly spreading around the world.

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Sustainable Planet

Unique electrified road enables fossil-free road transport

This Swedish innovation is the first road of its kind to allow both commercial and passenger vehicles to be recharged while…

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Better Society

Everybody is buying it; Swedens shopping mall just for recycled products.

Shoppers in the Swedish city of Eskilstuna are flocking to ReTuna — just like a regular mall, but dedicated entirely to…

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Better Society

Waste not, want not: Sweden is using tax incentives to encourage repairs

Swedish government tackles 'throwaway culture' by slashing tax on fixing everything from clothing and footwear to bicycles and washing machines.

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Autonomous drone helps save life of cardiac arrest patient in world’s first

Emma Schols, mother of 6, singlehandedly saved all of her children from a fire

New store in Sweden prices products based on their carbon footprint

IKEA to open first ever second-hand store this year

Sweden’s Princess Sofia volunteers at a Stockholm hospital

Sweden‘s McDonald’s are creating a buzz by converting billboards into bee hotels

Plogging: the clean, green fitness trend from Sweden is literally “picking up” momentum

Unique electrified road enables fossil-free road transport

Everybody is buying it; Swedens shopping mall just for recycled products.

Waste not, want not: Sweden is using tax incentives to encourage repairs

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Autonomous drone helps save life of cardiac arrest patient in world’s first

Emma Schols, mother of 6, singlehandedly saved all of her children from a fire

New store in Sweden prices products based on their carbon footprint

IKEA to open first ever second-hand store this year

Sweden’s Princess Sofia volunteers at a Stockholm hospital

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Sweden‘s McDonald’s are creating a buzz by converting billboards into bee hotels

Plogging: the clean, green fitness trend from Sweden is literally “picking up” momentum

Unique electrified road enables fossil-free road transport

Everybody is buying it; Swedens shopping mall just for recycled products.

Waste not, want not: Sweden is using tax incentives to encourage repairs